The Hired Hitman Was Actually a Danish Police Officer
Translated from Swedish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Five Swedes have reportedly been arrested in Cyprus over alleged involvement in a plot to kill British twins.
- The person hired to carry out the killing was allegedly a Danish police officer working undercover.
- Cypriot police had earlier arrested two Norwegians and an Irish national in connection with the alleged plot.
The hitman allegedly hired in an international plot to kill a British twin pair was, in fact, a Danish police officer.
Five Swedes have been arrested in Cyprus, local media reported, over suspected involvement in the alleged conspiracy. The case has drawn major attention in Cyprus in recent days.
At the end of August, Cypriot police arrested two Norwegians and an Irish national. They were suspected of planning to murder the British twins.
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Originally published by Svenska Dagbladet in Swedish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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